Mountaineer IRE 638

Mountaineer was one of Silver Pearl's many daughters, a grey mare, born in 1936, but with no dam given in the stud book. She has four daughtersregistred. She has four daughters registred. The youngest, Crock of Gold was exported to the USA where I have only found one offspring. The oldest of Mountaineer's daughters, Port Lucy had no progeny at all. Mountaineer's two other daughter's, however, each gave rise to a successive branch of the family.

Mountaineer's daughter Dolan Grey was according to the stud book born in 1949. Her oldest daughter, Dolan Star, was born in 1960 and was by Mac Dara. Perhaps not the optimal choice of stallion, as Dolan Grey was by Dun Lorenzo, Mac Dara's sire. The inbreeding, however, doesn't seem to have any serious effects and Dolan Star had three daughters, the oldest of which was Lucky Star.

With Lucky Star's offspring, eight of them in total, Mountaineer's family starts becoming really interesting. The oldest daughter Starlight was born in 1970. She was sold to the UK and was for a time at the Millfields stud. There she became the mother of Vale Southern Cross who did the long journey to Australia, only 9 months old in 1976. In her new home country she had a successful show career and became a brood mare at the Wychwood stud. At 30 years of age she was still in good shape and her movements when trotting was described as "still quite something". Southern Cross's daughter Wychwood Jenny Wren had like her dam success in the show ring and is described as a real allround pony. She gave birth to Wychwood Fairy Wren, Connemara champion as a young pony at an Australian show in Melbourne, sheep pony and appreciated brood mare at the Newlands stud. A daughter, Newlands Circee has also been successful in the show ring and has a couple of championships on her responsibility.

Fuchsia was born the year after Starlight and was her full sister. She has a son, Doilin Star, who seems to have been exported to Germany while her daughter Fuchsia 2nd went to the UK. Fuchsia 2nd is the dam of Boilingwell Honeysuckle, who has competed successfully, and the grandmother of Boilingwell Golden Jubilee who won the colt foal class at the British breed show in 2002. Another of Fuchsia's progeny is her stallion son Rynn Richard, among whos progeny are a couple of ponies who's been successful in the Irish show rings.

Dolan Lucky Star was the next of Lucky Star's daughters, and born the year after Fuchsia. She's the dam of Grey Rock who was exported to the UK and became a brood mare at the Aylesland stud. Another daughter is Cashel Lucky Star who was exported to Sweden. Her son Lucky Robin participated in the quality test both 1993 and 1994 with an allround score well above 8 both times. Dolan Lucky Star's son Coral Star has been second in the stallion class at Clifden show and among the offspring are the performance test winner Bushmills Coral Blue, the repeatedly Clifden-placed and also winning Coral Princess Gillian and the in Brittain Olympia qualifier Gurteen Lad.

Lucky Star had two sons, both of which were exported to Denmark. Cnoc Dabuide came to Denmark in 1976 after first having won the class for two-year-old stallions at Clifden show, and been second in the stallion class the year after. In Denmark he competed in dressage and was used for breeding. In his old days he was exported to Norway. Among the progeny are two class I-mares, Poppelly Beauty Morning and Öxenholm Cecily, and performance ponies like Brunskaer Briza, Donna Patricia and Pilgaards Dahlas. Earl of Doon also came to Denmark, three years after his brother. He also competed, but in show jumping and several of his progeny have been competed successfully. Tullamore U and Öxenholm Sipper as show jumpers, and Bögegaardens Calibra was Danish eventing champion in 2000 and took a team silver at the Nordic eventing champioships in 2006. Earl of Doon is also the sire of several class I mares: Baunely's Bernadette, Claudia, Frederiksminde Christina, Hovholmens Bonny Lass, Maxi Lily of the Valley and Öxenholm Prima Donna. In addition Frederiksminde Christina was Supreme Champion at Själland both in 1987 and 1992.

Several of Lucky Star's progeny have done well in the foal and yearling classes at Clifden Show, of how about her being the dam of the best colt foal in 1976 and 1980, 3rd in the colt foal class 1974, 3rd in the filly class in 1977, best yearling colt 1979 and 3rd in the yearling colt class in 1981. Many of these I haven't been able to trace as adults or I don't even know their names at registration. One of the daughters, Grey Rock Lucky Star II, who won her class both as a foal and a yearling, however, became a brood mare at the Grange stud. Her daughter Grange Deirdre Sparrow was second as a yearling at Clifden show before being sold to the USA.

Dolan Grey's second daugher was called Sweet Maree and has eight progeny listed in the stud book. Her oldest daugher Sweet Afton is the dam of Aster. Aster's daughter Grey Dawn has twice been top three at Clifden show. Her daughter Cuckoo Valley Candy is the mother of Lough Fadda Bestman, last summer's reserve ridden champion at the Brittish breed show. Another daughter, Gentle Dawn was second among the senior mares at the 1995 Clifden show, and Lough Fadda Grey Girl is the mother of the Swedish export The West Asleep who in 2001 competed sucessfully and was the 9th best show jumping Connemara. A son of Grey Dawn, the gelding Kingsmill Bailey was very successful under saddle in the UK during the second half of the 90-ies. Among the other descendants of Sweet Afton we find some more interesting ponies. The grandson Loobeen Shamrock has won a Prestige Award in the UK and the approved great grandson Carraigh Thunder who was second in the 2003 Irish performance test and third at Clifden show the year after.

With Sweet Maree's daughter Moy Sweet Mary we come to the first branch of the Mountaineer family to establish itself in Sweden. Moy Sweet Mary was born in 1968 and came to Sweden in 1972. In Ireland she had the daughter Lambay Dream who followed her dam to Sweden as a foal. Lambay Dream was awarded a diploma as a three-year-old and was twice gold awarded at a breed show. As a brood mare Lambay Dream was the mother of the dressage pony Sweet Olivia.

Moy Sweet Mary's first Swedish born and perhaps most successful daugher was Usan Wind. She grew over height but was shown in classes for over-height ponies at the breed show during several years with wins and gold awards as a result. Usan Wind had a single progeny, the diploma daughter Silver Shade who also won her class with a gold at the 1998 breed show. Her daughter, the likewise diploma awarded Shade's Cailin, has had a great show career being gold awarded at several occasions and being reserve champion at the 2000 breed show and Supreme Champion in both 2002 and 2004.

Mountaineer's remaining daughter, Lormount, had the same sire as Dolan Grey. According to the Irish stud book they are also born the same year, but it is probably a mix-up of birth years rather than twins. Dolan Grey was after all registred with a much higher stud book number than Lormount. Lormount's oldest daughter, Tooralooral, was exported to the UK. Her son, the stallion rinsey Patrick Mayo, was awarded a Ridden Stallion Premium in 1977. He passed on his ridden genes to progeny like Sydserff Whitethorn and Wisbridge Gold Leaf, both highly placed in the Brittish Performance Award Scheme.

The next Lormount daughter, Magic Harp, came to Sweden in 1965. Her oldest daughter Black Harp, was born the following year and later competed successfully in dressage for many years, as did the unregistred Lucky Magic. Another sister is Harp Girl, dam of the diploma mare Fridhems Eliza. Eliza's son Eriksbyns Buck is gold awarded in hand and has also competed successfully in dressage.

Lormount's offspring were very international. One daughter, Lovely Lormount, was exported to the USA, and after a daughter in Ireland she had a number of progeny in the US. Her son Avenns Majestic Hope, was used as a stallion and the gelding Mount View Paddy was in 1985 awarded the Camlin Trohpy for a successful allround Connemara. Those who have access to Pat Lyne's book Out of the Mist can turn to page 133 to find a picture of Lovely Lormount. Another daughter of Lormount's, Lambay Lorrie, came like her older half-sister to Sweden, but she only had one offspring here. Lormount Lily was exported to France and the son Ashfield Lucky Tim to the Netherlands, but he also has progeny in France.

Lormount's perhaps most successful daughter was Roundmount, born in 1966. Among the offspring she had at the Ashfield stud is Ashfield Saile, several times a winner at Clifden and reserve champion at the Royal Dublin Show in 1988. Ashfield Rhonda was second at Clifden show as a two-year-old before being exported to the UK. Roundmount's stallion son Ashfield Romeo is the sire of among others Cailin Sona, third among the three-year-old fillies at the 2000 Clifden show. Roundmount's oldest daughter Roundabout was born in 1979 and when she was five she gave birth to Rolo, exported to Sweden and an Elite premium mare since a couple of years.

Rolo's first offspring in Sweden was the approved stallion Lofty Roderic. Roderic has been competing successfully both in show jumping and eventing. At the 2003 breed show he was gold awarded and took a creditable second place in the class for older stallion. A glance at the produce shows gold awarded ponies, reserve champion at the 2001 breed show, youngstock champion at the local show in Ängelholm in 2004, no less than six quality test winners and a number of diploma progeny, both at mare inspections and at three-year-old tests. The 2006 Connemara show jumping champion, Shamrock II, was by Lofty Roderick, as was the 2001 winner of the five-year-old show jumping championships, the partbred Cinderella.

Several of Rolo's progeny have been very successful, as can be expected by an Elite mare. No less than four daughters have been awarded a diploma: Lofty Romilly, Lofty Roseanne, Lofty Roundelay and Lofty Rowallane Rose. Lofty Romilly, Lofty Roseanne, Lofty Rosemount and Lofty Rowallane Rose have all been gold awarded at the breed show. Romilly was reserve youngstock champion in 2003 and Rosemount was youngstock champion in 1996 and Supreme Champion four years later. Rosemount has furthermore shown her performance talent and competed in eventing, and in 2006 she was the 6th best eventing Connemara. Also the next generation has shown high quality. Rosemount Survivor won the class for three-year-old geldings at the 2002 breed show with a gold and in 2003 Calista Rose was second among the yearling fillies, also with a gold.

A last search through the 2007 results and I find the diploma mare Sandy, grand daughter of Lambay Dream; Lofty Roberta, grand daughter of Rolo and class winner with a gold at the local show in Ängelholm. At the Annual General Meeting Rolo was awarded the Swedish Connemara society brood mare award. In other words, Mountaineers mare family is very much a mare family still to be reckoned with.

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Mountaineer IRE 638 (Ire)
Port Lucy IRE 1065 (Ire)
Dolan Grey IRE 2124 (Ire)
Dolan Star IRE 2206 (Ire)
Lucky Star IRE 3367 (Ire)
Andy IRE G 420 (Ire)
Starlight XXXI IRE 5082, NPS 15550 (Ire, UK)
Vale Venus NPS 16489 (Aus)
Vale Southern Cross NPS 16974, AUS 1093 (Aus)
Wychwood Willy Wagtail AUS 170 (Aus)
Wychwood Jenny Wren AUS 1264 (Aus)
Wychwood Fairy Wren AUS 1601 (Aus)
Newlands Winsome (Aus)
Newlands Moonaree (Aus)
Newlands Circee (Aus)
Newlands Cascade (Aus)
Wychwood Paddy Maginnis AUS 141 (Aus)
Wychwood Fairy Rainbird AUS 1682 (Aus)
Fuchsia IRE 5180 (Ire)
Grey Rock Sheeba IRE 7231 (Ire)
Sheeba's Last IRE 8386 (Ire)
Sheeba's Lady IRE 9134 (Ire)
Aughnakeeragh Paddy (Ire)
Glanmore Lily IRE 8267 (Ire)
Kiltiernan Lady IRE 9248 (Ire)
Cregduff Lady IRE 11884 (Ire)
Maree Queen IRE 13218 (Ire)
Creggduff Matchmaker (Ire)
Cois Gleanna Lady IRE 12041 (Ire)
King Nero (Ire)
Cois Gleanna Max 05/942 (Ire)
Kiltiernan Star IRE 15250 (Ire)
Doilin Star IRE 851 (Ire, Ger)
Fuchsia 2nd IRE 8800, GBRM 882 (Ire, UK)
Boilingwell Trinket (UK)
Boilingwell Golden Jubilee (UK)
Boilingwell Hopscotch GBRM 1328 (UK)
Shalfleet Javelin (UK)
Boilingwell Honeysuckle (UK)
Rynn Richard IRE 904 (Ire)
Dolan Lucky Star IRE 5686 (Ire)
Dolan Dalesman IRE 709 (Ire)
Grey Rock GBRM 43 (UK)
Markstakes Starlight GBRM 356 (UK)
Star's Busy Lizzie GBRM 975 (UK)
Aylesland Pebbles GBRM 738 (UK)
Aylesland Rock Star Ge 666 (UK)
Aylesland Romulus Ge 696 (UK)
Aylesland Rock Crystal (UK)
Aylesland Rock Pippit (UK)
Cashel Lucky Star IRE 8282, RC 682 (Ire, Swe)
Lucky Robin (Swe)
Minstrel Boy IRE G 1241, G 544 (Ire, USA)
Coral Star IRE 890 (Ire, UK)
Cnoc Dabuide IRE 606, CH 23, NC 030 (Ire, Den, Nedr)
Rebel's Luck IRE G 875 (Ire)
Earl of Doon CH 33 (Den)
Grey Rock Lucky Star II IRE 7859 (Ire)
Grange Deirdre Sparrow USAM 269 (USA)
Grange Dierdre Sparrow IRE 9589 (Ire, USA)
Shammer Jake (USA)
Grange Smokey Sparrow Ge 630 (Ire, UK)
Grange Starling GBRM 1013 (Ire, UK)
Mosshill Clifden (UK)
Grange Milo (Ire, UK)
Dolan Darling IRE 3658 (Ire)
Super Star IRE 6150 (Ire)
Castletroy Roberta IRE 7521 (Ire)
Rebel Star IRE 4040 (Ire)
Winsome Colleen IRE 5857 (Ire)
Silver Jay NPS G 1063 (UK)
Holiday Rebel IRE 6778 (Ire)
Holiday Sapphire IRE G 842 (Ire)
Holiday Star IRE 6850 (Ire)
Causeway Girl IRE 7200 (Ire)
Sweet Maree IRE 2342 (Ire)
Sweet Afton IRE 3134 (Ire)
Aster IRE 4360 (Ire)
Ros na Ri IRE 637 (Ire)
Dolan Jasmine IRE 6895 (Ire)
Grey Dawn IRE 7387 (Ire)
Lough Fadda Grey Girl IRE 8302 (Ire, Ger)
Listowel Lady IRE 9467 (Ire)
Listowel Champ 03/299 (Ire)
Tonlegee Ge 661 (UK)
The West Asleep (Ire, Swe)
Cuckoo Valley Candy IRE 8896 (Ire)
Lough Fadda Smokey (Ire)
Lough Fadda Bestman (Ire, UK)
Kingsmill Bailey (UK)
Gentle Dawn IRE 8740 (Ire)
Sweet Sherry IRE 4717 (Ire)
Murvey Spider IRE 5064, NPS 15193 (Ire, UK)
Gilden Christmas NPS G 1165 (UK)
Sweet Albany IRE 6894 (Ire)
Albany Rock IRE 8080 (Ire)
Private Dancer IRE 8275 (Ire)
Carraig Thunder IRE 1157 (Ire)
Loobeen Shamrock (Ire)
Murvey Dunhill (Ire, UK)
Maree's Pride IRE 3733 (Ire)
Hollymount IRE 479, I 20 (Ire, Ned)
Bloomfield 2nd IRE G 747 (Ire)
Moonraker IRE G 970 (Ire)
Little Rick IRE G 945 (Ire)
Bloomfield Pride IRE 7616 (Ire)
Bloomfields Sunny (Ire, Swe)
Bloomfield Goya IRE 803 (Ire)
Bloomfield IRE 804 (Ire)
Moy Sweet Mary IRE 3958, RC 149 (Ire, Swe)
Lambay Dream RC 282 (Swe)
Usan Duke (Swe)
Kolarhagens Serjosja (Swe)
Kolarhagens Oljusjka (Swe)
Kolarhagens Basarov (Swe)
Sweet Olivia (Swe)
Sandy (Swe)
Sweet Mowgli (Swe)
Usan Wind (Swe)
Silver Shade RC 757 (Swe)
Shade's Cailin RC 903 (Swe)
Shade's Dark Rosaleen (Swe)
Usan Sunshine (Swe, Fin)
Usan Velvet (Swe, Fin)
Usan Kim (Swe)
Mary Lou (Swe)
Shindilla IRE 505 (Ire)
Claretuam Lassie IRE 4794 (Ire)
Lambay McD. IRE G 767 (Ire)
Doolough Marie IRE 5076 (Ire)
Louisburgh Stroller IRE 6156 (Ire)
Sweet Annabelle IRE 6752 (Ire)
Lormount IRE 1460 (Ire)
Tooralooral IRE 2388, NPS 12894 (Ire, UK)
Rinsey Patrick Mayo NPS 4777 (UK)
Rinsey Peter Penrose NPS 4955 (UK)
Rinsey King Arthur NPS 5435, NPS G 397 (UK)
Rinsey Irish Rhapsody GBRM 50 (UK)
Rinsey Lorgan Ge 233 (UK)
Rinsey Fancy (UK)
Magic Harp IRE 2633, RC 232 (Ire, Swe)
Black Harp RC 233 (Swe)
Lory Harp (Swe)
Doon Harp (Swe)
Black Boy (Swe)
Bless Harp (Swe)
Windy Harp RC 475 (Swe)
Cindy Harp (Swe)
Windjammer (Swe)
Harp Boy (Swe)
Harp Girl RC 601 (Swe)
Fridhems Eliza RC 773 (Swe)
Eriksbyns Buck (Swe)
Eriksbyns Dickens (Swe)
Fridhems Gustaf (Swe)
Lucky Magic (Swe)
Lovely Lormount IRE 2872, USAM 658 (Ire, USA)
Cailin Deas Ruadh IRE 4490 (Ire)
Like Cailin (Fra)
Mount View Paddy G 299 (USA)
Codough USAM 821 (USA)
Dr. Pepper G 497 (USA)
Paddy O'Malley G 457 (USA)
Hisega Meadow's Mac O'Raitni G 327 (USA)
Irish Ruffian USAM 1004 (USA)
Leprechan's Mist G 328 (USA)
Avenns Dain-Lore USAM 1097 (USA)
Avenns Majestic Hope USAS 425 (USA)
Avenns Bay Dain USAM 1225 (USA)
Dain's Maryanne USAM 1443 (USA)
Avenns Majestic Canadian G 450 (Can)
Avenn's Ah-Lura Lormount USAM 1247 (USA, Can)
Valley Roan IRE G 195 (Ire)
Roundmount IRE 3363 (Ire)
O'Donnell Abu IRE G 937 (Ire)
Roundabout IRE 7592, GBRM 539 (Ire, UK)
Rolo IRE 8078, RC 637 (Ire, Swe)
Lofty Roderic RC 74 (Swe)
Lofty Rosmuc (Swe)
Lofty Rooligan (Swe)
Lofty Rockmount (Swe)
Lofty Rosemount RC 961 (Swe)
Rosemount Survivor (Swe)
Lofty Rockefeller (Swe)
Lofty Roundelay RC 1092 (Swe)
Calista Rose (Swe)
Lofty Romeo (Swe)
Lofty Rowallane Rose RC 1179 (Swe)
Lofty Roberta (Swe)
Lofty Rose of Tralee (Swe)
Lofty Ross the Boss (Swe)
Lofty Romilly (Swe)
Lofty Rowena (Swe)
Lofty Roseanne RC 1283 (Swe)
Lowis Jack Sparrow (Swe)
Lofty Roisin (Swe)
Spinning Round GBRM 540 (Ire, UK)
Spinway Snipe Ge 417 (UK)
Ashfield Saile IRE 8013 (Ire)
Ashfield Salix IRE G 1544 (Ire, UK)
Ashfield Rhonda IRE 8337, GBRM 748 (Ire, UK)
Ashfield Jovial Joker IRE 886 (Ire)
Ashfield Monty IRE G 1516 (Ire, UK)
Ashfield Romeo IRE 929 (Ire)
Lambay Lorrie IRE 3548, RC 84 (Ire, Swe)
Hummelbro Limit (Swe)
Lormount Flash IRE 4398 (Ire)
Inagh Dolly IRE 6667 (Ire)
Lormount Lily IRE 4742 (Ire, Fra)
Living Stone (Fra)
Silver Baron IRE G 598 (Ire)
Ashfield Lucky Tim IRE 564 (Ire, Ned, Fra)
Crock of Gold USAM 168 (USA)
Gretchen USAM 296 (USA)

© Jenny Hagenblad, 2007